The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-21
WOOL.

OF living caused by such tariff becomes q burden
upon those with moderate means and the poor,
the employed and unemployed, the sick and
well, and the young and old, and that it eonsti-
tutes tax which, with relentless grasp, is fas-
tened upon the clothing of every man, woman
and child in the land, reasons are suggested
why the removal or reduction of this duty
should be included In a revision of the tariff
aws-Presidents Message.
In the State Of Indiana, there were in
1856, /, 05S, 063 sheep. In 1880 there were
upwards OF 19O 900 farms in Indiana, aud it
is safe to say that in 1886 there were 100000
farms in the State. 1t will be seen, there
fore, that the average number o. sheep 10
the farm in 1886 was 81. Suppose these
sheep produce six pounds Of wool annu.
ally, the total product for each farm would
be thirty pounds. This wool is protec ted
by tax of ten and twelve cents a pound,
say, an average of eleven cents per pound.
This would give the farmer protection to
the extent of the enormous sum of So 80.
The farmer having disposed of his wool
and pocketed the amount gained by the
tax, finds in a short time that himself and
family require supply Of wooden goods
The President in his message SAYS:
When he faces the tradesman for that pur.
pose he discovers that ne is Obliged not only
to return in the way OF increased prices, his
tariff profit on the wool he sold, and which
then, perhaps, lies before him in manufactured
form, but that he must add a considerable sun
thereto to meet efurther increase in cost caused
orgFr f7trf, 4Ho "a IL,
the end he is aroused to the fact that he has
paid upon a moderate purchase, as result Of
the tariff scheme, which, when he sold his wool
seemed SO profitable an increase in price, more
than sufficient to sweep away all the tariff
profit he received upon the wool he produced
aud sold.
Take an average farmer; the question
arises, what articles of wooden goods does
be require for himself and family every
year? To make the estimate low, assuming
the family consists of the farmer, his wife
and three children-total five persons. 1t
is safe to say the family will require tive
pair of wooden blankets, ten pair of wooden
hose, one suit each of wooden goods, out
and out, including overcoats for the farmer
and his Two boys, and two wooden suits,
out and cut, for the wife and daughter.
The next question is, what will these ar
iicles cost and bow much are they taxed?
Say two pair OF blan-
kets,. :. .......-. cost IS, tax 65 per cent 1925
Say Ten pair wooden
hOse............... cost s., tax co per cent 1.SO
Say three suits OF
clothes, includ-
ing overcoat and
unoeTWare...~...oo cost $50, tax co per cent, $500
Say two suits out
and out for wife
and daughter..-costs2O, tax 60 per cent, 300
tax..............S3505
The farmer has to credit tax on imported
wool which ne received while he sold
his SS'O
out OF s3l.75
The $31.75 has gone into the pockets of
the manufacturer. The farmer was en-
sbled to sell his wool eleven cents pound
higher by virtue Of the import tax, and
the merchant was able to sell his goods
from sixty to sixty five cents on the dollar
higher TO the farmer by virtue Of The same
tax on imported wool.
Now, suppose the tax on imported wool
should be reduced to, say, FIVE and one.
half cents pound, the Indiana farmer, in
stead of receiving s. 80 moe for
his wool, would receive only $1.65
more; but on the other hand, in
stead Of paying manufacturers $3l,75 tax
profit on what he purchased, he would pay
only SIS 81, and would be the gamer
| Just that much. Our figures are used
simply for illustration. We do not know
the amount Of wooden goods purchased by
Indiana farmers any year, but we assume
that it is not less than sos, and with re-
gard to the amount such goods are taxed
for the benefit OF manufacturers, the follow
ing figures are authentic:
Wooden dress goods costing 2llS cents
square yard abroad ..... ... 81 rs
| WOolen shawls costing 611a cents a pound
Noolen blankets costing 26 cents per pound 7s SO
oolen blankets costing 65 cents pee pound u g.
Woolen cloaks and dolmans........ .....-... II 81
Flanrels costing not over 30 cents PER
Fisnnels not costing over 40 cents per
| FlanneiS costing over so conts Der pound. n Go
| Noolen hosiery not costing over 30 cent
Wooden Yarns valued above GO cents and
not over 50 cents per pound...,............ 70 o.
not over 80 cents per pound ........'...,. 70 50
not over 40 cents per pound. ....'........ Ct 90
not over co cents per pound ............... 6s 45
pound Go SO
woolen cloth valued over so cents pound 6s 81
square yard ... ea. $3.50 $3.50. $3.50. CT So
| Mixed woolen dress goods costing 81 cents
square ~ ~
Flannols costing 40 cents pound .......... O. %
Flanntls costing GO cents a pound 81 60
% n. .o.s."s ~ 05 "a
" cents pound S Vvn'' sn1 .O' w. 60 80
Wool hats costing over so cents pound. 60 10
over" over 20 cents 49," ~ ~ 49, Cs 50
WOODEN hosiery over 40 cents aud not over
60 cents n % 70
| Wooden hosiery over % Genus aud notoyor q. n.
10 cents pound, " 30
pound nv. :. ~~ 90 81
over 20 cents per pound 49,. 6s 20
over 60 cents per poSn ~ VO~ ~~~ ~ 60 20
| Wooden hosicfy valued above 60 cents ana -
not over 0oents per pound ',".a,,..,.''... OS 30
Wooden hosiery valued over 40 cents per -.
Wooden shawls valued al so cents per
pound. '''~ 20 ~
Wooden shawie wholly or partly OF WOOL. % "
Manufactures OF wool exceeding so cents
per pound.,,..,.s ......s.... OO Ia
S no, ABOVE sSV 20 cents S per pound V o. 50
not above 60 ceats pef pound $500 ....... o. 81
| WOfHted gOt dH valued above 30 CENTS Tunr